There has been a little bit of chatter on the #IMMOOC Voxer group about interdisciplinary learning over the last few days. It was also something my accreditation group spent a lot of time discussing last week when we were doing a site visit. True cross-curricular learning seems to be the Holy Grail in teaching. Great … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Learning Done Right: Student Exhibition Projects – #BLOG365 Day 29
Education
#IMMOOC My Love/Hate Relationship with Being a Networked Educator – #BLOG365 Day 28
I'm going to make a bit of a confession. I have a complex relationship with being a networked educator. I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter chats. I have a love/hate relationship with blogging and blog reading. I have a love/hate relationship with educator Facebook groups too. If there was an option for my relationship status … Continue reading #IMMOOC My Love/Hate Relationship with Being a Networked Educator – #BLOG365 Day 28
#IMMOOC When Modeling Innovation May Not Be Enough- #BLOG Day 27
I am one of those people who craves change and sometimes actively seek it out. I one heard that, as educators, we should always be in the service of why. I feel like I ask "why" a lot as an educator. Not because I like to rock the boat, but because I am constantly trying … Continue reading #IMMOOC When Modeling Innovation May Not Be Enough- #BLOG Day 27
Museum Monday: Jamestown Material Culture – #BLOG365 Day 26
I have the urge to start every one of my Museum Monday object posts with "This is one of my favorite objects." Obviously, I have a lot of favorite objects! So I will be more specific. This object is one of my favorite to use for inference and observation. Most people don't know what it … Continue reading Museum Monday: Jamestown Material Culture – #BLOG365 Day 26
Moving Beyond Our Copy and Paste World – #BLOG365 Day 25
As a child I loved reading through encyclopedias. My mom bought one or two Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias each week at the grocery store until we had the full set with the atlas. They were beautiful, lined up on the shelves in our dining room. I used them for reports and projects and sometimes I just … Continue reading Moving Beyond Our Copy and Paste World – #BLOG365 Day 25
The Power of Passion – #BLOG365 Day 21
Passion Projects. Genius Hour. Flex Periods. Doesn't matter what you call it. More than ever before students as young as kindergarten are exploring their passions or learning about the passions of others. My passions were no secret to my students when I was teaching. George Washington. Museums. Art history. Cultural heritage. Historic sites. Reese's Pieces. Arena … Continue reading The Power of Passion – #BLOG365 Day 21
Simplicity and #smalltownlifedownsouth – #BLOG365 Day 20
Last year my family and I picked up and moved across the state from a city of 900,000 to a small town of about 8,000. Originally it was a house that drew us here. An 1837 Antebellum fixer-upper. Not our first old home, but the oldest we have owned. We worked on this house for … Continue reading Simplicity and #smalltownlifedownsouth – #BLOG365 Day 20
Museum Monday: Owney the Dog – #BLOG365 Day 19
I have been smitten with this museum object since the day I laid eyes on it. What could you not love about a mascot dog? Especially one from the postal service? As soon as I knew Owney's story I loved this little mutt even more. In 1888 Owney wandered into a post office in Albany, … Continue reading Museum Monday: Owney the Dog – #BLOG365 Day 19
Here We Go…Again! – #BLOG365 Day 16
My heart is racing. I am a little shaky. Fumbling for my credit card. Clicking through the confirmation buttons. In my mind I am remembering all the stress, the worry, the long hours the last time I did this. But, here I am again. Committing to all that stress and worry and long hours AGAIN. … Continue reading Here We Go…Again! – #BLOG365 Day 16
Write Long and Strong – #BLOG365 Day 15
"Write long and strong." I heard this in a classroom the other day. We adopted a new writing series this year and I have been in classrooms almost every day to see how it's going, offer support, and facilitate the introduction of writing workshop at our school. Being in the midst of writing instruction … Continue reading Write Long and Strong – #BLOG365 Day 15
Jill Cross 